TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between Nanosesarma gomantaka n in A new species of the genus Nanosesarma Tweedie, 1950 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae) from India

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between Nanosesarma gomantaka n. sp. and Nanosesarma pontianacense (De Man, 1895). CharacterNanosesarma gomantaka n. sp.Nanosesarma pontianacense (De Man, 1895)Frontal lobesbilobed with deep V-shaped notch (Figs. 1a, 2a)bilobed with shallow V-shaped notch (Fig. 1b)External orbital angleexternal orbital angle not extending beyond rudimentary epibranchial tooth (Fig. 2a)external orbital angle extending beyond rudimentary epibranchial tooth (Fig. 1b)Carapace lateral marginnearly parallel along entire length (Fig. 2a)gently but distinctly divergent, somewhat concave along posterior half (Fig. 1b)Male pleonsomite 6 relatively shorter, ca. 0.6 times wider than long (Fig. 2c)somite 6 relatively longer, ca. 0.7 times wider than long (Fig. 2d)G1shaft slender, distal chitinous part obtusely bent (Figs. 4a, b)shaft relatively thicker, distal chitinous part appears less bent because of wider and more rounded distal part of shaft (Figs. 4c, d)